Memorias de investigación
Capítulo de libro:
Wearable technology for occupational risk assessment: Potential avenues for applications
Año:2018

Áreas de investigación
  • Salud, seguridad y accidentabilidad laboral,
  • Ingenierías

Datos
Descripción
This paper analyzes the opportunities offered by wearable technology for occupational risk assessment. A wide range of electronic devices known as "wearables" include sensors that provide interesting features with the potential to be used in workers' monitoring, sending alert signs (e.g., visual, sound, haptic) and training. In this paper, it has been identified the primary applications in which wearables are being used for risk assessment (motion and activity detection, recognition of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, fall detection, evaluation of exposure to different physical agents, evaluation of exposure to chemical agents, and location of potential hazards).
Internacional
Si
DOI
Edición del Libro
6
Editorial del Libro
CRC Press
ISBN
9781138542037
Serie
Título del Libro
Occupational Safety and Hygiene VI
Desde página
447
Hasta página
453

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  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Investigación en Instrumentación y Acústica Aplicada (I2A2)
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Mecánica
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Telemática y Electrónica